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From the Preface by David Freeman, editor of the Finest Hour, the journal of The International Churchill Society. "Fred Glueckstein knows Winston Churchill. As can be seen in the essays that follow, Fred's Churchillian interests are both catholic and eclectic. Fred can tell us in detail about members of the Churchill family, such as the seventh Duke of Marlborough, Churchill's mentors, such as J.E.C. Welldon, the headmaster of Harrow, and poli...

From the Preface by David Freeman, editor of the Finest Hour, the journal of The International Churchill Society. "Fred Glueckstein knows Winston Churchill. As can be seen in the essays that follow, Fred's Churchillian interests are both catholic and eclectic. Fred can tell us in detail about members of the Churchill family, such as the seventh Duke of Marlborough, Churchill's mentors, such as J.E.C. Welldon, the headmaster of Harrow, and poli...

The '27 Yankees is the story of the most legendary and revered team in the annals of baseball: the 1927 New York Yankees, whose magical name even today evokes the standard of excellence in America¿s most treasured sport. The book is the definitive historical account of the men and their accomplishments from Spring Training through the World Series. Through the detailed and carefully crafted recreations of each game and events off the diamond, ...

Of Men, Women and Horses is a collection of stories about one of history's most enduring relationships, those of men, women and, the most noble of animals, horses. The collection includes the touching and inspiring true stories of Rosa Bonheur and The Horse Fair (1853), Capt. Myles Keogh and Comanche (1876), Anna Sewell and Black Beauty (1877), Richard Stone Reeves and War Admiral (1937), Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy) and Danseuse (1940), Lt. E...

The '27 Yankees is the story of the most legendary and revered team in the annals of baseball: the 1927 New York Yankees, whose magical name even today evokes the standard of excellence in America¿s most treasured sport. The book is the definitive historical account of the men and their accomplishments from Spring Training through the World Series. Through the detailed and carefully crafted recreations of each game and events off the diamond, ...

Of Men, Women and Horses is a collection of stories about one of history's most enduring relationships, those of men, women and, the most noble of animals, horses. The collection includes the touching and inspiring true stories of Rosa Bonheur and The Horse Fair (1853), Capt. Myles Keogh and Comanche (1876), Anna Sewell and Black Beauty (1877), Richard Stone Reeves and War Admiral (1937), Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy) and Danseuse (1940), Lt. E...

Winston Churchill didn't just have a knack for statesmanship: He also had quite an eye for horses. The British politician was seventy-five when he bought his first racehorse, Colonist II, who proved to be one of the most popular and remarkable horses of his era - winning thirteen of twenty-four races and placing in five others. After Churchill's defeat as prime minister, these were much needed victories, and they helped the elder statesman dea...

Winston Churchill didn't just have a knack for statesmanship: He also had quite an eye for horses. The British politician was seventy-five when he bought his first racehorse, Colonist II, who proved to be one of the most popular and remarkable horses of his era - winning thirteen of twenty-four races and placing in five others. After Churchill's defeat as prime minister, these were much needed victories, and they helped the elder statesman dea...

Major League Baseball's Opening Day, 1951. Nineteen-year-old Mickey Mantle puts on the New York Yankees' famous white pinstriped uniform. His stomach roils. Sweat beads his brow. Today is his first major league game in front of a near-capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium, and there is one man Mickey doesn't want to disappoint above all others: his father. Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes is the uplifting true story of how a painfully shy teenag...

Major League Baseball's Opening Day, 1951. Nineteen-year-old Mickey Mantle puts on the New York Yankees' famous white pinstriped uniform. His stomach roils. Sweat beads his brow. Today is his first major league game in front of a near-capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium, and there is one man Mickey doesn't want to disappoint above all others: his father. Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes is the uplifting true story of how a painfully shy teenag...